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Giants Win But Lose a Starting Cornerback

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Aditi Kinkhabwala

August 23, 2011

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.—The scoreboard couldn't change this one: The Giants suffered a major loss Monday night.

Cornerback Terrell Thomas tore his anterior cruciate ligament in a fluky bit of friendly fire, with just 22 seconds left in the first half of the Giants' second preseason game. Thomas, last year's leading tackler, collided with defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul as they chased Bears quarterback Jay Cutler, and even a decisive...